Bartley at The Church
In conjunction with its current exhibition, “Here & There: The First Churchennial,” Mary Ellen Bartley, who is known for her photographs exploring the tactile and formal qualities of the printed book, will be at The Church in Sag Harbor on Sunday at noon to talk about her project “Morandi’s Books.”
Ms. Bartley’s 2020 residency at Casa Morandi in Bologna, Italy, where she had access to the personal library of the 20th-century painter Giorgio Morandi, launched her involvement with his work. Later, during the pandemic, a six-week residency at The Church offered her space to expand the series, which reflects her engagement with Morandi’s restrained visual language.
Her archival pigment print “Two Bottles on Left” (2022) can be seen during the exhibition hours, Thursday through Monday, 11 to 5. An article about “The Churchennial” appears elsewhere in this section.
Color From Folioeast
“Hello Color!” — a group show organized by Coco Myers of Folioeast — will open on Saturday at Clinton Academy, 151 Main Street in East Hampton, with a reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. It will remain open through Nov. 10.
The show features a wide variety of colors and tones, but over all the mood is bright and uplifting, said Ms. Myers. The mediums include painting, printmaking, photography, and collage.
Among the participating artists are Perry Burns, Janet Jennings, Don Christensen, Melinda Hackett, Nicholas Howey, Jane Martin, Linda Eisenberg, Aurelio Torres, Michele D’Ermo, and Denise Gale.
Geometry and Color
“Gerson Leiber: The Poetry of Geometry and Color,” an exhibition of abstract paintings made between 1992 and 2002, will open at the Leiber Collection in Springs with a reception on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.Leiber’s paintings from this period reveal an intuitive orchestration of color, movement, and balance.
Circles, arcs, and curvilinear planes merge and dissolve, suggesting both the rigor of design and the fluidity of emotion. The arcs and interlocking circles recall the work of Sonia and Robert Delaunay, according to the museum, while his shifting, colorful blocks and planes suggest a kinship with Orphism, an offshoot of Cubism focused on pure abstraction and bright colors.
Solo at Ashawagh
“Like No One,” a show of paintings by East Hampton’s Michael McDowell, curated by Haim Mizrahi, will be at Ashawagh Hall in Springs from tomorrow through Sunday, with a reception set for Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m.
Mr. McDowell’s work combines elements of realism and abstract expressionism. His career, according to Mr. Mizrahi, “has been marked by dedication to craft and a thoughtful blending of techniques. It’s not about grand statements, but about sharing the subtle insights that come from a lifetime full of learning and creating.”
Celebrating Workers
OLA of Eastern Long Island has joined forces with North Fork Arts Center in Greenport to mount “The Worker,” an exhibition that honors “the dignity of labor” across communities, said Tony Spiridakis, executive director of the arts center. It will open Saturday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and continue through Nov. 13.
The show is co-curated by OLA and Kelynn Z. Alder. Among the South Fork artists exhibiting are Aurelio Torres, Eric Fischl, Gabriele Raacke, Jeremy Dennis, Randall Rosenthal, Nick Weber, and Amy Wickersham.
Five at Grenning
Next up at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor is “In Light of Tumbleweeds,” a group exhibition of work by five painters that will open with a reception on Saturday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Viktor Butko’s landscapes, says the gallery, provide the viewer with a moment of awe, while Rolf Hellem’s new paintings share feelings of ease and resilience. Amy Florence’s recent floral paintings present wildflowers, each bouquet a trophy of the field where she picked them. Melissa Franklin Sanchez is inspired by light, time, and emotion, while Mathias Meinel captures the flooded fields and other “wetscapes” of his native Germany.
The exhibition will run through Nov. 16.
